LIVING OFF DIVIDENDS & PASSIVE INCOME

I guess times are tough in the Bay Area. Atleast for Pulte Homes who’s giving away $99,000 incentives if you purchase a home and can close before December 24th, 2006.

Some of the incentives include
* Rolled back pricing
* 100% financing
* Free pool
* No payments for 6 months
* No closing costs
* Free backyard landscaping
* Free window coverings
* Below market interest rates
* No HOA dues for 2 years
* Free Upgrades

& a Free vacation [includes airfair and & 7 night stay] for 2!

Someone sounds desperate to me.

Pity WCI isn’t showing similar weakness. The stock is up 20% from when I bought the puts. Just like I said, all the negative information pushed the stock up. Their cash is 94% less than it was last year and they’ve announced a share buy-back program! Sounds bogus to me. Anyway I bought more puts today.

Here’s a very interesting article on the builders at Rebalancing.blogspot.com

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